# CODEBOOK - Estadísticas Anuales de COVID-19 en Países Iberoamericanos (2019-2024)

**DOI:** https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/ETCLN2
**Version:** 1.0 | **Date:** 2026-03-11

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## Variable Dictionary - covid19_iberoamerica_2019_2024.tab

| Variable | Type | Description | Units | Values | Source |
|----------|------|-------------|-------|--------|--------|
| country | String | Country name | - | Ibero-American countries | ISO 3166 |
| country_code | String | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code | - | ESP, PRT, BRA, MEX... | ISO |
| year | Integer | Reference year | Year | 2019-2024 | - |
| total_cases | Integer | Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases | Number of cases | ≥ 0 | WHO/JHU |
| total_deaths | Integer | Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 deaths | Number of deaths | ≥ 0 | WHO/JHU |
| total_recoveries | Integer | Cumulative recoveries | Number of cases | ≥ 0 | WHO/National |
| mortality_rate | Float | Case fatality rate (CFR) | % | 0-100 | Calculated |
| total_vaccinations | Integer | Total vaccine doses administered | Doses | ≥ 0 | Our World in Data |
| vaccinations_per_100 | Float | Vaccine doses per 100 population | Doses/100 pop | ≥ 0 | Our World in Data |
| population | Integer | Country population | Persons | Variable | World Bank |

## Missing Values
- NA: data not available for that country-year combination
- Early pandemic data (2019) may be incomplete or zero for many countries

## Data Quality Notes
- Case counts depend on national testing capacity (highly variable)
- Mortality rates calculated as deaths/cases × 100
- Vaccination data begins 2021 for most countries (first doses available)
- 2024 data may be incomplete pending final reports

## Sources
- WHO COVID-19 Dashboard: covid19.who.int
- Our World in Data: ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
- Johns Hopkins CSSE: github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19
- National Health Ministries
